Balls are fed in by coach running around a small circle. GK to follow and shut down. 1st ball is low and GK to move back to their spot 2nd ball can be high or fed to spare 2 GK,s. Any dive or slide must recover quickly.
Coach to not allow GK to rest.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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